Question

【題目】 I always wanted to be a writer. When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. My classmates fell out of their chairs_________. “Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting Ds.” I was so ______ that I burst into tears.

That night I wrote a short sad poem about ________ dreams and mailed it to a newspaper. To my surprise, they published（出版） it and sent me two dollars. I couldn’t believe it. I became a published and ________ writer. Then, I wrote more and sold more poems. By the time I graduated, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never told about my writing to my teachers or classmates again as they were dream ________.

Years later, when I was ready to write my first novel, I already had four children. I wrote on my typewriter while they napped. It took nine months to finish. I randomly chose a publisher and mailed it off with a letter saying, “I wrote this book myself and I hope you’ll like it. Thank you.”

A month later I received a contract (合同) and a request to start another book. My book, Crying Wind, became a best seller. Translated into fifteen languages, it was sold ________.

People asked what college I attended and what was needed to be a writer. The answer is: “None”. I’m not ________ and I just write. To those who ________ writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t ________ others.” I don’t write right but I’ve overcome the difficulties. Writing is ________, and anyone can do it.

【1】A.cryingB.laughingC.shoutingD.talking

【2】A.surprisedB.confusedC.worriedD.ashamed

【3】A.greatB.brokenC.wildD.sweet

【4】A.respectedB.famousC.valuedD.paid

【5】A.saversB.makersC.killersD.seekers

【6】A.separatelyB.wonderfullyC.freelyD.internationally

【7】A.satisfiedB.trainedC.braveD.hard-working

【8】A.laugh atB.dream ofC.succeed inD.believe in

【9】A.argue withB.depend onC.fight againstD.listen to

【10】A.easyB.challengingC.boringD.difficult

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】

文章講述了當(dāng)作者十五歲時(shí)，他向班里宣布要寫書。這讓老師和同學(xué)感到意外，并得到了同學(xué)的恥笑。作者下定決心，不會(huì)再告訴老師和同學(xué)有關(guān)自己的夢(mèng)想的事情。作者選擇了堅(jiān)持自己的夢(mèng)想。

【1】句意：我的同學(xué)們笑到從椅子上掉下來(lái)。

crying哭，動(dòng)名詞；laughing笑，動(dòng)名詞；shouting喊；talking談?wù)�。此處�?dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)，根據(jù)Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers老師在笑話他，可以推測(cè)同學(xué)們也是在嘲笑他，認(rèn)為他不會(huì)成功。故選B。

【2】句意：我感覺(jué)如此的羞恥以至于我突然哭起來(lái)了。

surprised驚奇的；confused困惑的；worried擔(dān)心的；ashamed羞恥的。根據(jù)“Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting Ds.” 老師說(shuō)的話以及同學(xué)們的嘲笑，可推測(cè)“我”現(xiàn)在的心情應(yīng)該是感到羞恥的。故選D。

【3】句意：那天晚上我寫了一篇關(guān)于破碎夢(mèng)想的傷感的短詩(shī)，然后寄給了一家報(bào)社。

great偉大的；broken破碎的；wild野生的；sweet甜蜜的。此空形容詞作定語(yǔ)，修飾dreams，結(jié)合之前在學(xué)校同學(xué)老師恥笑的經(jīng)歷可知“破碎的夢(mèng)想”符合作者的心境。故選B。

【4】句意：我成為了一個(gè)出版的并且有薪水的作家。

respected受尊敬的；famous著名的；valued有價(jià)值的；paid有薪水的。根據(jù)To my surprise, they published（出版） it and sent me two dollars. 可知作者收到了稿費(fèi)，并且作者還是個(gè)新人，因此“有薪水的”符合句意。故選D。

【5】句意：我從來(lái)沒(méi)有告訴過(guò)我的老師和同學(xué)們關(guān)于我的作品因?yàn)樗麄兪菈?mèng)想殺手。

savers拯救者；makers制造者；killers殺手；seekers尋求者。因?yàn)槔蠋熀屯瑢W(xué)嘲笑作者的夢(mèng)想，作者認(rèn)為他們會(huì)扼殺人的夢(mèng)想。故選C。

【6】句意：它被翻譯成15種語(yǔ)言，在全世界出售。

separately分別地；wonderfully極好地；freely自由地； internationally國(guó)際性地。此空是副詞修飾動(dòng)詞，根據(jù)Translated into fifteen languages可知它在很多國(guó)家內(nèi)出售。故選D。

【7】句意：我沒(méi)經(jīng)過(guò)訓(xùn)練，我僅僅是寫。

satisfied滿意的；trained訓(xùn)練過(guò)的；brave勇敢的；hard-working勤奮的。根據(jù)People asked what college I attended and what was needed to be a writer. The answer is: “None”. 可知人們問(wèn)他上什么大學(xué)，成為作家需要什么，他的回答是沒(méi)什么。并結(jié)合全文可知作者沒(méi)有經(jīng)過(guò)訓(xùn)練。故選B。

【8】句意：對(duì)那些夢(mèng)想寫作的人，我想要告訴你“是的，你可以……”

laugh at嘲笑；dream of夢(mèng)想；succeed in成功；believe in相信。根據(jù)Yes, you can.可知他想對(duì)那些夢(mèng)想寫作的人說(shuō)。故選B。

【9】句意：不要聽(tīng)別人的。

argue with爭(zhēng)論；depend on依賴；fight against對(duì)抗；listen to聽(tīng)。此句與上文中他的老師和同學(xué)們說(shuō)的話想對(duì)應(yīng)，此處表示“不要聽(tīng)別人說(shuō)”。故選D。

【10】句意：寫作很簡(jiǎn)單，任何人都能做到。

easy簡(jiǎn)單的；challenging有挑戰(zhàn)性的；boring無(wú)聊的；difficult困難的。根據(jù)anyone can do it.“任何人都能做到”可知寫作是簡(jiǎn)單的。故選A。